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Friday, July 10, 2009

Radish and Tomato Rasam....My Style

After those scrumptous tarts, today I present my comfort food Rasam. I am no expert on rasam, rasam was hardly made in my house. I know it sounds way too off but coming from a gujarati family, the only south indian dishes familiar to me were idlis and dosas. My dad is a very big fan of rasam, there is a small Udipi restuarant near my dad's office where he is a frequent visitor. He often used to tell how he enjoyed sambhar and rasam there, though i think once my mom did try her hands on rasam but as a kid i seriously wasnt drawn into having it and now how i regret this! There can be nothing more satisfying than rasam with steaming rice ah....grrrrr I have learnt the hard way!!!
Rasam now has become regular in my house, though i havent experimented much with it, until yesterday when i saw a big bunch of radish which i had bought to make some parathas and ended up making some delicious radish rasam. This rasam is quite easy and simple to make as i have used the ready made rasam powder here, you can also use the homemade one. The recipe below serves 4 but if you love it as i did it will serve only 2 :)
Ingredients:
1 bunch of red radish, sliced, without greens
3 medium tomatoes finely chopped
1 lemon size taramind soaked in water
2 tsp oil
1 tsp cummin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tbsp rasam powder (I used MTR)
1 tsp sugar
8-10 curry leaves
Salt to taste
2 1/2 cups of water
1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
2 tbsp chopped coriander

hey parita,The Rasam tale was very nice :) I love Udupi restaurants too! They serve the best idli vada sambaar and chutneys :) actually they serve the best of M'lore traditional dishes :) Hmmm..As a kid I too was very fussy abt eating...would not touch rasam(being a south Indian!!) now over the years I've learnt the value it holds in a 'complete south Indian meal'I love it and it's the best sought during fever and cold!!!Now that u've made something so unthinkable ...rasam with raddish!!!!! try karke dekhna padega na?!! shall let u know how it turned out :)BTW...parita, looks like there's some problem to view ur main posts..from last evening I've tried to refresh the page several times but in vain(everything except the main post appears)..is it only for me or others to have the problem dear?do let me know if possible :)ENjoy tc

We as Turkish people never make such a dish from radishes. We just use it in salads or we eat it plain near our main dishes. But this one looks so appealing to me. I'm sure I'll add more lemon juice as I love to taste that tangy flavor. Thanks for this recipe that is new to me.

I love south indian food and sambhar is a regular in my house. I have not made rasam ever because my husband and mother in law do not like the tangyness. I generally add all kind of vegetables in the sambhar because I feel I am doing the mommy bit by adding veggies to my kids' diet.Your pics as always are delicious.

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